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MANUAL, 

CONSTITUTION  anfl  BY-LAWS 


OF  THE 


MISSION  BOARD 


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Christian  Church  in  America. 

Hdopted  By  Ghe  Board, 

FEBRUARY  21,  1900. 

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Articles  of  Incorporation,  Chartered 

JULY  II,  1899. 


PRINTED  BY 

STEVENS  &  STEVENS,  1225  W.  FIFTH  ST, 
DAYTON,  OHIO. 


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INTRODUCTION. 

The  Mission  BoaiM  of  the  Christian  Church  is 
elected  quadrennially,  by  the  American  Christian 
Convention.  It  consists  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  Department  of  the  Convention,  who  is  ex-officio 
its  president,  and  four  other  members.  This  Board 
is  charged  with  the  duty  of  “managing  with  energy 
and  prudence”  the  missionary  interests  of  the  de¬ 
nomination  known  as  “The  Christians,”  or  The 
Christian  Chixrch  of  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
and  its  mission  interests  in  both  the  home  and 
foreign  fields.  »The  Woman’s  Board  for  Foreign 
Missions  of  the  A.  C.  C.  and  the  Woman’s  Board 
for  Home  Missions  of  the  A.  C.  C.  are  auxiliary  to 
this  Board  and  work  in  harmony  with  it. 

The  spiritual  aspects  of  the  missionary  work  are 
entitled  to  the  foremost  place  in  the  thought  and 
affections  of  all  who  engage  in  it.  Applicants  who 
offer  their  services  for  the  work  of  spreading  the 
Gospel  should  do  so  under  a  sense  of  being  divinely 
called  to  it,  and  should  seek  their  reward  in  their 
blessed  Lord’s  approval.  For  His  sake  they  should 
be  willing  to  make  sacrifices,  meet  hardships,  en¬ 
dure  privations,  accept  a  life  of  steady,  unnoticed 
labor,  expecting  to  continue  until  death,  looking 
for  reward  and  rest  in  the  world  to  come.  In  these 
and  similar  purposes,  endeavors  and  hopes,  they 
and  the  Board  and  all  friends  of  missions,  should 


stand  togethei’  in  mutual  sympathy.  Harmonious 
and  pleasant  relations  and  co-operation  between 
missionaries  theinselves  and  between  them  and  the 
Board  and  its  executive  officers,  depend  far  less  on 
formal  rules  than  on  their  common  experience  of 
God’s  love  and  love  for  God’s  creatures,  and  mutual 
interest  in  the  cause  for  which  Christ  gave  His 
life.  It  is  in  no  sense  undervaluing  these  princi¬ 
ples,  but  rather  to  further  them,  that  this  Manual 
is  given  chiefly  to  the  business  relations  of  the 
Board  and  its  missionaries. 


MANUAL. 

(Constitution  and  Articles  of  Incorporation  on  pages  2i  to  26.) 

This  Manual  is  for  the  guidance  of  the  Mission 
Board  of  the  Christian  Church,  and  its  missions, 
missionaries  and  applicants  for  appointment  to 
mission  service. 

FOl-^KISN  MISSIONS. 

/.  FOREIGN  MISSIONARIES 

DUTIES  OP. 

f  ■  The  functions  of  the  missionary  are  to  preach 
the  Gospel;  found  churches;  teach  and  train  native 
workers;  translate  the  Word  of  God  when  necessa¬ 
ry;  create  and  circulate  Christian  literature  and 


whatever  else  may  be  necessary  to  the  promotion  of 
Christianity  in  his  respective  field. 

2>  He  should  not  become  pastor  of  a  native 
church;  but  should  labor  to  secure  competent  native 
pastors  for  the  native  churches, — while  he  himself 
should  go  on  winning  converts  to  Christ  and  estab¬ 
lishing  and  founding  new  churclies  whenever  God 
in  His  providence  gives  him  to  see  that  it  is  proper 
to  do  so. 

3a  The  wives  of  missionaries,  and  especially  if  un¬ 
der  appointment,  are  expected  to  do  all  they  can, 
consistent  with  their  domestic  duties,  to  promote 
the  work  of  the  mission.  They,  with  all  lay  helpers 
should  make  all  their  work,  whether  administering 
to  the  sick  or  instructing  the  ignoi’ant,  subservient 
to  the  one  great  aim  of  giving  the  Gospel  to  the  peo¬ 
ple  and  bringing  them  to  Christ. 

QUALIFICATIONS. 

2^a  The  following  qualifications  should  be  pos¬ 
sessed  by  those  who  seek  appointment  as  mission¬ 
aries: 

1.  Strong  faith  in  God  and  an  unshaken  belief  in 
His  word. 

2.  Earnest  love  for  God  and  the  souls  of  men. 

3.  A  self-saci'ificing  devotion  to  Christ  and  His 
cause. 

4.  Sound  judgment  of  men  and  things. 


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o.  Good  intellectual  training. 

(i.  An  adai^tability  for  learning  languages. 

7.  A  hopeful  and  cheerful  spirit. 

8.  Tact,  and  adaptability  to  people  of  all  classes 
and  conditions. 

9.  Ability  to  work  harmoniously  with  others. 

10.  Persistent  energy  in  carrying  out  plans  once 
well  formed. 

11.  A  sound  physical  constitution. 

12.  A  conviction  that  God,  by  His  Spirit,  is  calling 
to  this  special  line  of  work. 

13.  A  reliance  on  the  Holy  Spirit  to  make  efficient 
all  other  qualifications  and  give  success  in  the  work. 

(Mission  candidates  shonld  apply  to  the  Mission  Office 
for  application  and  medical  examination  blanks,) 

Sm  Ordinarily,  missionaries,  before  being  .sent 
out,  should  have  the  test  of  practical  work  at  home; 
for  if  one  has  not  tact  or  ability  in  winning  souls  at 
home,  the  probabilities  are  that  he  will  have  little 
abroad. 

It  is  recommended  that,  when  practicable,  before 
going  to  the  field  at  least  one  year’s  course  should 
be  taken  in  some  good  missionai’y  training  institute, 
and  some  experience  had  in  city  mission  work. 

SELECTION  AND  APPOINTMENT. 

Gi.  Before  any  apiiointment  is  made,  the  Board 
should  have  official  recommendation  from  the 
Christian  Conference  of  which  the  applicant  is  a 


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member,  that  he,  or  she,  is  in  every  way  worthy, 
and  possesses  the  qualitications  and  adaj)tabilities 
for  the  work  which  the  appointment  contemplates. 
If  an  unordained  woman,  or  other  person  not  a 
member  of  a  conference,  then  an  official  statement 
from  the  Christian  church  of  which  the  applicant 
is  a  member  that  he,  or  she,  is  in  good  standing  in 
the  same,  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  denomi¬ 
nation,  and  possesses  the  qualifications  as  above. 

7"  It  is  emphasized  as  the  duty  of  conferences, 
pastors,  and  teachers  in  our  schools,  to  seek  out 
men  and  women  specially  suited  for  this  work  and 
whose  minds  seem  to  be  drawn  in  this  direction, 
and  recommend  them  for  this  field  of  labor.  They 
should  recommend  such,  and  onlij  mch,  as  they 
would  select  and  be  willing  to  support,  if  able  to  do 
so,  as  their  own  representative  in  the  field;  and 
should  always  seek  by  earnest  prayer,  the  guidance 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  before  making  such  recommen¬ 
dations. 

8«  Other  testimonials  may  be  had  from  ministers, 
professors  or  other  Christian  workers,  who  have 
had  opportunity  to  know  and  judge  of  the  charac¬ 
ter  and  qualifications  of  the  applicant.  These  tes¬ 
timonials  should  be  sent  directly  to  the  Mission 
Secretary  and  are  to  be  held  as  private  and  confi¬ 
dential.  Applicants  should  forward  to  the  Secreta- 


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ry  the  names  and  addresses  of  persons  who  may  be 
corresponded  with  in  reference  to  the  testimonials. 

As  a  rule  application  should  be  made  one  year 
before  desiring'  to  stai't  for  the  field. 

SUPPORT. 

©w  From  the  time  he  enters  the  field  until  he 
leaves  it,  the  missionary  will  be  paid  the  salary 
fixed  by  the  Board.  It  is  expected  that  the  salary 
will  be  sufficient,  with  wise  economy,  for  the  sup¬ 
port  of  the  missionary;  not  sufficient  to  compensate 
for  financial  defects  in  the  missionary’s  character, 
nor  so  small  that  the  more  prudent  may  not  have 
something  to  spare.  Special  needs  may  sometimes 
arise  which  may  require  special  provision. 

The  salary  begins  when  the  missionary  ai-rives 
on  his  appointed  field,  and  ends  when  he  leaves  the 
field;  or  on  the  termination  of  his  connection  with 
the  Board.  When  practicable,  the  salaries  ai’e  paid 
monthly. 

SALARIES. 

^  0»  The  following  is  the  schedule  of  salaries,  sub¬ 
ject  to  any  modifications  the  Board  may  deem  it 
wise  at  any  time  to  make; 

Single  men:  first  two  years,  $600.;  two  to  six  years, 
$700.;  subsequently,  $800. 

Single  Women:  first  two  years,  $400.;  two  to  six 
years,  $500.;  subsequently,  $600. 

Jiurried:  first  two  years,  $800. ;  two  to  ten  years, 
$1,000. ;  subsequently  $1,200.  But  if  the  wife  goes 
under  commission  as  a  missionary  then  they  both 
receive  jointly  for  the  first  two  years  $900,  from 
two  to  ten  years  $1,100,  subsequently  $1,200. 

Home  allowance:  Single  men  $400,  single  women 
$300,  married  $700. 


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t  'j  m  Outfits:  Single  men  and  single  women,  $100; 
main-ied  $200. 

(Furniture  bought  with  outfit  money  to  be  the  property  ol 
the  mission.) 

Necessary  traveling  expenses,  in  going  to  the 
field  by  the  neai’est  and  most  practical  route,  and 
freight  on  a  reasonable  amount  of  household  goods, 
are  paid  by  the  Board. 

Allowance  is  made  for  a  necessary  language 
teacher  and  interpreter. 

FURLOUGHS. 

1 2a  The  appointment  of  missionaries  contem¬ 
plates  service  for  life,  if  the  Lord  wills.  Occasional 
furloughs,  however,  are  in  complete  accord  with 
such  service.  Therefore,  at  appropriate  times,  and 
for  sufficient  reasons,  consent  will  be  given  to  the 
return  of  the  missionary,  the  Board  paying  the 
necessary  cost  from  the  field,  by  the  most  direct 
route,  to  the  missionary’s  home  in  this  country. 
Such  returns  may  be  mutually  l^eneficial  to  the  mis¬ 
sionary  and  to  the  home  churches. 

No  periods  have  been  fixed  for  such  returns — us¬ 
ually  from  seven  to  ten  years.  Too  frequent  returns, 
or  returns  for  insufficient  reasons,  are  harmful. 
Workers  desiring  to  return  should  lay  their  request 
before  the  Mission  (in  their  own  foreign  field);  the 
Mission  submitting  the  request,  with  the  reasons 
therefor,  with  its  own  action  in  the  case,  to  the 
home  Board  for  its  action.  In  extreme  cases,  or 
where  a  critical  condition  of  health  does  not  admit 
of  delay,  the  approval  of  the  Mission  will  be  deem¬ 
ed  sufficient,  the  action  to  be  promptly  reported  to 
the  Board,  with  medical  certificate  on  which  the 
action  was  based. 

Unless  by  special  authority  of  the  Board,  the  fur¬ 
lough  shall  not  continue  beyond  one  year  from  the 


time  of  leaving  the  field.  During  the  period  of  fur¬ 
lough,  the  salary  designated  as  “Home  Allowance” 
shall  be  paid.  Missionaries  home  on  furlough  are 
expected  to  give  such  time  to  the  interests  of  the 
work  among  the  home  churches,  under  the  direc¬ 
tion  of  the  Mission  Secretary,  as  may  be  deemed 
consistent  with  health  and  needed  rest  and  recu¬ 
peration. 

RIGHT  TO  RECALL. 

I  3  ■  The  Board  reserves  the  right  to  recall  mis¬ 
sionaries  or  revoke  their  appointment  for  sufficient 
reasons.  When  the  usefulness  of  any  missonary  on 
the  field  where  he  has  been  laboring  is  open  to 
serious  question,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mission 
to  make  investigation,  and  report  its  judgment  to 
the  Board.  After  the  connection  of  missionaries 
I  with  the  Board  has  terminated,  no  payment  of 

i  money  on  their  account  shall  be  made  by  the  Mis- 

:  sion  Treasurer  unless  by  special  agreement. 

//.  THE  MISSION. 

DEFINITION. 

1 2|.i.  In  every  seperate  mission  field  there  is  a 
[  Mission,  technically  so  called. 

A  Mission  shall  consist  of  the  missionaries  ap- 
ji  pointed  by  the  Board  and  located  within  certain 
specified  territory,  and  organized  for  the  transac¬ 
tion  of  business.  It  shall  meet  once  a  year,  or  of- 
tener  if  necessary,  at  the  call  of  the  Superintendent 
'i  (or  Chairman)  and  shall  keep  a  full  and  accurate 

I  record  of  its  proceedings,  a  copy  of  which  shall  be 

forwarded  to  the  home  Board. 

!  VOTING. 

J5.  All  commissioned  missionaries  shall  have 
equal  privileges  in  the  meetings  of  the  Mission, 


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except  no  missionary  shall  be  entitled  to  vote  until 
lie  shall  have  been  in  the  field  six  months. 

.  ADINTERIM  COMMITTEE. 

I  G»  The  Mission  may,  if  thought  needful,  appoint 
an  Ad  Interim  Committee  to  transact  such  business 
'as  may  require  action  between  meetings  of  the 
Mission.  But  its  action  should  be  submitted  to  the 
next  meeting  of  the  Mission. 

OFFICERS  AND  THEIR  DUTIES. 

Each  Mission  shall  have  a  Superintendent 
and  Treasurer,  (one  person  may  be  eligible  to  both 
offices)  who  shall  he  appointed  by  the  Home  Board. 
The  Mission  may  indicate  its  preference,  but  the 
appointment  oi-  removal  is  wholly  at  the  pleasure 
of  the  Board. 

The  Mission  should  elect  its  own  Recording  Sec¬ 
retary,  and  Station  Sub-treasurers.  The  Station 
Sub-treasurers  to  be  held  accountable  to  the  Treas¬ 
urer  of  the  Mission. 

j  8a  The  Superintendent  shall  be  Chairman  of  the 
meetings  of  the  Mission,  (in  his  absense  a  chair¬ 
man  pro  tern  may  be  elected),  and  shall  have  the 
general  oversight  and  supervision  of  the  Mission. 
He  should  pray,  study  and  endeavor  to  give  wise 
counsel,  and  as  far  as  possible,  to  be  helpful  to  all 
wherever  help  is  needed. 

J  9a  The  Secretai’y  shall  keep  a  true  and  faithful 
record  of  all  the  proceedings  of  the  Mission,  in  a 
suitable  book  provided  by  the  Mission  for  that  pur¬ 
pose,  and  transmit  copies  of  the  same  to  the  home 
Secretai’y;  collect  and  forward  promptly  the  annual 
statistics  of  the  Mission,  at  the  time  designated, 
and  such  other  work  as  may  be  required  by  his 
office. 


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20.  The  Treasurer  shall  bo  the  custodian  of  the 
funds  of  the  Mission,  payino-  out  the  same  under 
the  direction  of  the  Mission,  as  per  the  appropria¬ 
tions  made  by  the  Board,  and  in  no  other  way;  tak¬ 
ing-  vouchers  for  all  payments,  which  shall  be  reg¬ 
ularly  marked  and  numbered  and  filed  convenient 
for  examination  by  the  auditing  committee.  He 
shall  be  the  custodian  of  all  deeds  or  evidences  of 
property  which  are  not  transmitted  to  the  home' 
Board.  He  shall  keep  accurate  and  faithful  ac¬ 
count  of  all  the  financial  ti’ansactions  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion,  and  make  monthly  report  thereof  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  home  Boai-d  Such  reports 
should  give  the  balance  at  the  beginning  of  the 
month,  an  itemized  statement  of  receipts  and  ex¬ 
penditures,  and  the  balance  at  the  close  of  the 
month.  He  should  keep  unexpended  money  in 
some  bank  approved  by  the  Mission.  He  shall 
keep  such  other  accounts  as  may  be  necessary  for 
a  perfect  understanding  of  the  financial  affairs  of 
the  Mission,  apd  shall  preserve  all  letters  received 
and  copJes  of  all  letters  sent,  on  the  busine^ts  of  the 
Mission.  These  accounts,  books  and  letters  shall 
be  open  to  the  inspection  of  any  member  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  at  any  reasonable  time.  He  shall  in  no  case 
loan  money  belonging  to  the  Mission.  He  shall  in 
no  case,  either  directly  or  by  assuming  obligations 
for  the  future,  allow  to  be  expend^-d  more  than  was 
authorized  by  the  Board,  except  in  emergencies 
arising  from  sickness  of  missionaries  or  their  fam¬ 
ilies,  or  like  circumstances  of  urgency,  in  which 
case  a  vote  of  the  Mission  should  be  obtained  and  at 
once  reported  to  the  Board  for  its  sanction.  At  the 
close  of  each  year,  he  shall  forward  to  the  home 
Treasurer  of  the  Mission  Board  a  balance  sheet, 
duly  audited,  corresponding  with  his  monthly 


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statements,  showing  the  exact  condition  of  the 
treasury,  and  a  certificate  of  the  auditing  commit¬ 
tee  of  the  Mission  as  to  the  correctness  of  his  ac¬ 
counts  and  this  final  showing. 

2  I  ■  At  the  end  of  the  year,  all  unexpended  bal¬ 
ances  and  unused  appropriations  revert  to  the  treas¬ 
ury  of  the  Mission  Board  subject  to  re-appropriation. 

JURISDICTION  AND  DUTIES  OF  A  MISSION. 

22a  The  Mission  has  the  general  care  and  super¬ 
vision  of  all  missionary  work  within  its  limits.  All 
questions  of  policy,  methods  and  expenditure  are 
subject  to  its  judgment,  and  all  requests  requiring 
the  action  of  the  Board  should  be  accompanied  by 
the  action  of  the  Mission  upon  the  same.  Tours  of 
exploration  or  any  unusual  work,  should  be  under¬ 
taken  only  with  the  advice  of  the  Mission. 

The  Mission  assigns,  and  in  general  supervises, 
the  work  of  the  individual  missionaries,  to  the  end 
that  all  forms  of  labor  may  have  the  benefit  of 
united  counsel  and  may  promote  the  interest  of  the 
work  as  a  whole.  It  is  proper,  of  course,  that  the 
views  of  all  missionaries  regarding  their  location 
and  work  should  be  heard  and  fully  considered; 
and  if  any  missionary  shall  he  dissatisfied  with  the 
action  of  the  Mission,  an  appeal  to  the  Board  for 
final  decision  can  be  made. 

23*  At  each  annual  meeting,  the  Mission  shall 
carefully  prepare  plans  and  estimates  for  the  fol¬ 
lowing  year,  for  the  work  as  already  inaugurated. 
Following  this,  a  contingent  statement  may  be  made 
of  additional  objects  and  needs,  arranged  in  the 
order  of  their  importance,  any  or  all  of  which  may 
be  provided  for  as  the  income  of  the  Board  may 
allow. 


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STATIONS. 

24.  A  Station  consists  of  all  missionaries  ap- 
2)ointed  by  the  Board  within  certain  limits  pre¬ 
scribed  by  the  Mission.  Each  Station  shall  have 
control  of  the  missionary  work  within  its 
field,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mission  and  its 
Superintendent.  New  Stations  may  be  established 
only  on  the  action  of  the  Board,  but  recommenda¬ 
tions  of  the  Mission  are  always  to  be  carefully  con¬ 
sidered.  The  force  assigned  to  such  Stations  should 
if  possible,  include  one  missionary  of  expeidence. 

Each  station  may  have  its  own  Sub-treasurer  and 
Secretary.  (See  section  17). 

OUT  STATIONS. 

25m  Regular  established  pi’eaching  places  within 
the  bounds  of  the  Station  are  designated  as  Out- 
Stations. 

///.  GENERAL  RULES. 

STATISTICAL  AND  FISCAL  YEAR. 

25m  The  Statistical  year  shall  begin  July  I  and 
close  June  30;  the  fiscal  year  shall  commence  Jan¬ 
uary  1  and  close  December  31. 

REPORTS. 

27.  Each  missionary  is  required  to  send  quar¬ 
terly  (quarters  to  run  with  the  statistical  year)  to 
the  Mission  Secretary  at  least  a  brief  report  of 
work  done  and  condition  of  his  field,  with  such 
facts,  incidents,  etc.,  as  may  be  interesting  and 
helpful  to  create  and  maintain  interest  in  the  home 
churches.  And  at  the  close  of  the  statistical  year, 
an  annual  report  should  be  sent,  which  may  take 
the  place  of  the  last  quarterly  report. 


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statistics 

28.  The  Secretary  or  other  person  designated  by 
the  Mission,  shall  see  that  the  statistics  of  the  en¬ 
tire  Mission  are  collected  just  as  quickly  as  possible 
after  the  close  of  the  yeai-  (June  JO),  and  forwarded 
to  the  Mission  Secretary  not  later  than  the  middle 
of  August  following.  The  Superintendent  shall  at 
the  same  time  report  on  the  general  condition  of 
the  entire  Mission. 

THE  VERNACULAR. 

29.  The  ability  to  read,  but  especially  to  speak 
the  native  language  is  an  essential  qualification  for 
the  best  missionary  service,  hence  the  following 
was  adopted  in  October,  1899: 

That  every  member  of  the  Japan  mission  be  re¬ 
quired  to  take  a  course  of  study  in  the  language 
(with  examinations)  equivalent  to  the  course  estab¬ 
lished  by  other  missions.  The  rule  to  apply  to 
present  and  future  missionaries. 

This  rule  or  its  equivalent  shall  apply  to  all  Mis¬ 
sions  and  missionaries  in  regard  to  the  native  lan¬ 
guage  of  the  Mission. 

RENTALS. 

30.  Missionaries  occupying  as  a  residence,  prop¬ 
erty  owned  by  the  Mission  and  kept  up  at  mission 
expense,  are  required  to  pay  into  the  Mission  Treas- 
ui’y  a  reasonable  rental  therefor,  the  amount  to  be 
fixed  by  the  Mission. 

Rents  for  necessary  school  and  preaching  places, 
where  buildings  are  not  owned  by  the  Mission  for 
these  purposes,  are  to  be  paid  from  the  Mission 
treasury.  But  these  and  other  incidental  burdens 
should  be  placed  upon  the  natives  at  the  earliest 
IX)ssible  moment. 


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OTHER  WORfv. 

3  f  B  No  missionary  shall  engage  in  any  employ¬ 
ment  other  than  approved  by  the  Mission  Board. 
In  case  of  outside  work  so  approved,  all  remunera¬ 
tion  therefrom  shall  be  paid  into  the  treasury  of  the 
Mission, 

The  following  was  adopted  by  the  Board  at  its 
session  in  October,  1899: 

“That  we  allow  our  missionaries  to  do  e^ctra  work 
in  teaching,  when  by  so  doing  they  can  really  ad¬ 
vance  the  interests  of  legitimate  missionary  work, 
but  in  no  case  shall  such  work  be  allowed  simply 
for  a  money  consideration.” 

CAUTION. 

32.  To  avoid  confusion,  missionaries  should  re¬ 
frain  from  making  personal  solicitation  for  mission¬ 
ary  objects  from  churches,  Sunday-schools,  En¬ 
deavor  Societies  or  individuals  in  the  home  field, 
■except  for  tho.se  objects  aiiproved  by  the  Board,  and 
in  all  cases  the  funds  shall  go  through  the  regular 
authorized  channels. 

SHOULD  SETTLE  WITH  THE  MISSION  ON 
LEAVING  THE  FIELD. 

33.  Missionaries  leaving  the  Mission,  whether 
on  furlough  or  otherwise,  should  always  bring  a 
certified  statement  of  their  account  with  the  Treas¬ 
urer  of  the  Mission,  settled  up  at  the  time  of  de¬ 
parture,  so  that  their  accounts  with  the  Mission 
may  be  closed.  As  the  salary  ceases  when  they 
leave  the  field,  the  expense  of  the  home  coming 
and  the  Home  Allowance  is  paid  from  the  treasury 
of  the  Mission  Board  at  home. 


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HOMK  MISSIONS. 

34-  Applications,  How  Made. 

All  application  of  churches  for  financial  aid 
should  be  made  by  the  church  itself  and  be  endors¬ 
ed  by  the  conference  of  which  the  church  is  a  mem¬ 
ber,  or  the  executive  board  thereof.  Such  certified 
applications  should  be  in  the  MissionOffice  not  later 
than  October  1. 

(Question  blanks  to  accoi^any  applications  for  aid  should  be 
secured  from  the  Mission  Office.) 

35-  Appointees  Must  be  Endorsed. 

No  minister  shall  be  employed  by  this  Board  un¬ 
less  he  shall  at  the  time  of  employment  be  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  some  Christian  conference,  and  shall  be 
endorsed  by  his  conference  or  by  the  executive 
committee  of  the  same,  as  being  in  every  way 
worthy,  and  as  possessing  adaptabilities  for  the 
work  which  his  appointment  contemplates. 

36.  Church  Must  be  a  Member  of 
Some  Conference. 

No  church  shall  be  entitled  to  financial  aid  from 
this  Board  that  is  not  a  member  of  some  Christian 
Conference,  except  however  in  the  case  of  a  new 
church  organized.  But  in  such  cases,  help  shall  not 
be  rendered  to  exceed  one  year  unless  the  church 
shall  become  a  member  of  some  Christian  Confer¬ 
ence. 

37-  Must  Take  Collection. 

Alt  ministers  and  churches  receiving  aid  from 
the  home  mission  funds  of  this  Board  shall  be  re¬ 
quired  to  take  or  cause  to  be  taken  all  the  general 
collections  required  by  the  American  Christian 
Convention.  A  failure  to  take  any  of  said  collec¬ 
tions  shall  forfeit  any  further  payment  by  this 


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Hoard,  unless  a  reason  satisfactory  to  the  Mission 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  can  be  given  therefor. 

33.  May  Require  Deed  of  Property. 

Section  1.  The  Board  may  require  as  a  further 
condition  of  appropria  tions  that  churches  deed  their 
property  to  the  Mission  Board  of  the  Christian 
Church,  the  same  to  be  held  by  the  said  Board  in 
trust  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  church  .so  deeding 
during  its  visibility  as  a  Christian  Church,  the 
same  to  be  controlled  by  the  local  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  church,  with  rights  and  privileges  unmo¬ 
lested. 

Section  2.  The  Mission  Board  not  claiming  any 
rights  in  the  property  thus  deeded  to  them  during 
the  visible  existence  of  the  same,  as  a  Christia.n 
Church,  it  will  not  hold  itself  liable  for  taxes,  in¬ 
surance,  repairs  or  damage  to  the  same,  but  may, 
if  deemed  best,  make  such  appropriations  as  may 
be  necessary  to  save  the  property  from  decay  or  de¬ 
struction. 

Section  3.  A  church  deeding  its  property  as  in 
Section  1.  shall  be  deemed  to  have  lost  its  visibility 
as  a  Christian  Church  when  it  ceases  to  occupy  the 
property  for  regular  religious  services  for  a  period 
of  two  years,  or  shall  have  united  with  another 
denomination,  or  shall  have  ceased  to  co-operate 
with  the  Christians  as  represented  by  the  Ameri¬ 
can  Christian  Convention.  A  failure  for  two  con¬ 
secutive  years  to  represent  itself  at  the  conference 
of  which  it  is  a  member,  or  refuse  to  take  the  col¬ 
lections  as  ordered  by  the  General  Convention  for 
one  year  shall  be  interpreted  as  having  ceased  to 
“co-operate.”  The  Mission  Board  may  then  pro¬ 
ceed  to  take  possession  of  said  prdperty  and  to  sell 
the  same  as  soon  as  practicable.  The  Board 


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may  proceed  sooner  than  above  stated,  if  the  church 
shall  formerly  give  up  its  claim. 

Section  4-  The  money  obtained  from  the  sale  of 
said  church  shall  be  placed  at  interest  or  otherwise 
invested  where  it  will  bring  an  income,  the  income 
to  go  into  the  Mission  Treasury  for  general  use,  the 
principal  to  be  kept  foi-  a  period  of  live  years  sub- 
juct  to  the  following  rules: 

If  a  new  church  shall  be  built  in  the  same  locality 
where  one  has  been  sold  as  above  by  the  Mission 
Board,  within  the  period  of  five  years,  then  the 
proceeds  of  the  former  sale  shall  be  returned  to 
them  to  be  put  into  the  new  house,  always  provid¬ 
ing  that  the  deed  of  the  new  property  be  made  to 
the  Mission  Board  as  above,  subject  to  the  rules 
of  this  Article,  and  in  this  and  above  Sections.  If 
at  the  end  of  five  years  the  money  is  not  returned 
for  the  benefit  of  new  property,  then  it' shall  be  re¬ 
retained  as  a  permanent  fund,  only  the  income 
thereof  to  be  used  for  missionary  purposes,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Board. 

39.  Requested  TO  Report. 

All  ministers  in  the  home  field  who  receive  finan¬ 
cial  help  from  this  Board  shall  be  required  to  give 
a  statistical  report  quarterly,  as  per  blanks  furnish¬ 
ed  by  the  Mission  Secretary.  Also,  at  least  quar¬ 
terly,  and  on  a  sheet  seperate  from  the  statistical 
report,  items,  facts,  incidents,  concerning  the  field 
or  the  work,  that  may  be  given  to  the  public  in  view 
of  creating  and  maintaining  an  interest  in  home 
mission  work. 

40.  Appropriations,  When  Due 

All  appropriations  for  work  in  the  home  field  are 
considered  due  at  the  end  of  each  quarter  or  frac- 
tionab’.c  part  thereof,  for  work  done  by  the  reg- 


17  - 


iiUirly  appointed  missionary  or  missionary  pastor. 
If  said  missionary  or  missionary  pastor  shall  cease 
work  in  the  church  or  field  for  which  appropria¬ 
tion  is  made,  payment  of  appropriation  shall  there¬ 
upon  stop  until  another  pastor  or  missionary  shall 
l)eg'in  work.  All  a,i)propriations  end  with  the  fiscal 
year  for  which  they  are  made,  and  no  money  will 
be  paid  foi‘  such  time  within  the  year  as  shall  not 
he  occupied  by  regular  pastor  or  missionary. 


BY-LAWS. 

( For  the  members  of  the  Board,  its  officers  and  their  duties, 
see  Constitution  Section  III,  V  and  VI,  page  21  of  this  Manuab) 

Article  I.  Meetings. 

The  Board  shall  hold  meetings  annually,  the  sec¬ 
ond  week  in  October,  except  in  Quadrennial  year 
when  it  may  be  held  a  month  later  or  as  it  may 
elect:  special  meetings  may  be  held  on  the  call  of 
the  Mission  Council.  The  meetings  shall  be  held 
at  the  Mission  Office  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  or  where  it 
may  otherwise  appoint. 

Article  II.  Duties  of  Mission  Board. 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  to 
have  the  general  supervision  of  the  missionary  work 
under  the  auspices  of  the  American  Christian 
Convention,  both  under  what  is  called  “Home  Mis¬ 
sions,”  (in  the  United  States  and  Canada)  and  “For¬ 
eign  Missions,”  (in  Japan  and  other  foreign 
countries). 

Section  2.  To  devise  and  work  plans,  with  the  co¬ 
operation  and  aid  of  the  Woman’s  Home  and  Wom¬ 
an's  Foreign  Boards,  for  increasing  and  maintain- 


'1 


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in g  missionary  interest  in  the  home  churches  and 
for  advancing  and  enlarging  the  missionary  work 
of  the  denomination  both  in  the  home  and  foreign 
fields. 

^Section  S.  After  considering  carefully  the  finan¬ 
cial  condition  of  the  Board,  to  make  such  appro¬ 
priations  for  the  work  for  the  current  year,  both  in 
the  home  and  foreign  fields,  as  the  needs  may  de¬ 
mand  and  the  funds  justify. 

Section  4-  To  appoint  home  missionaries,  and 
counsel  and  assist  in  securing  pastors  for  home 
mission  churches;  and  appointing  missionaries  to 
the  foreign  fields,  as  suitable  persons  may  be  se¬ 
cured  and  funds  be  pi-ovided  for  their  support. 

Sections.  To  fix  the  salary  of  missionaries;  also 
of  the  Mission  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  Board,  and  provide  for  such  clerical  help  as 
the  work  may  require;  also  provide  for  the  neces- 
sai’y  administrative  expenses,  Board  meetings, 
printing,  »S:c. 

Article  III.  Auditing  Committee. 

At  each  annual  meeting  the  Board  shall  appoint 
an  auditing  committee  for  the  current  year,  not 
necessarily  members  of  the  Board,  who  shall  make 
thorough  examinations  of  the  accounts  of  the  Treas¬ 
urer  and  the  securities  of  the  Board,  certifying  to 
their  correctness,  and  report  to  the  Board, 

Articde  IV.  Standing  Committees. 

The  Board  may  appoint  standing  committees  as 
it  may  deem  wise  to  report  at  the  next  session  after 
appointment  on  specific  fields  or  lines  of  work. 
Article  V.  On  Avoiding  Deht. 

The  Board  shall  studiously  avoid  contracting 
debt.  In  view  of  this  it  may  be  considered  safe,  as 


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a  rule,  to  make  the  receipts  of  one  year  the  basis 
for  appropriations  the  following  year. 

Article  VI.  Funds  to  be  Kept  Separate. 

All  moneys  contributed  specially  for  “’home  mis¬ 
sions'’  shall  be  used  only  for  the  work  in  the  home 
held,  and  all  moneys  contributed  for  “foreign  mis¬ 
sions’’  shall  be  used  only  for  work  in  foreign  lands. 
Each  fund  shall  bear  its  legitimate  proportion  of 
the  administrative  expenses. 

Article  VII.  To  Execute  Official 
Papers,  Who. 

Whenever  it  is  necessary  for  this  incorporation 
to  execute  deeds  or  other  legal  papers,  the  Pres¬ 
ident  and  Secretary  of  the  Board,  as  such,  are 
hereby  empowered  to  execute  the  same,  provided 
that  in  case  of  deed  or  transfer  of  property  the  Mis¬ 
sion  Board  shall,  by  special  resolution,  authorize 
the  same. 

Articl  VIII.  Manual  a  Part  of  By-Laws. 

The  Manual  adopted  by  the  Mission  Board  giving 
rules  and  regulations  whereby  its  work  of  missions 
shall  be  conducted,  shall  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby 
made  a  part  of  the  By-Laws  of  this  incorporation. 

(On  quorums  and  votes  by  correspondence  see  Constitution, 
Article  IX.) 

Article  IX.  Order  of  Business. 

The  following  shall  be  the  order  of  business: 

1.  Devotions. 

2.  Reading  of  minutes. 

3.  Unfinished  business. 

4.  Routine  matter. 

5.  Report  of  Mission  Secretary. 

6.  Report  of  Mission  Treasurer. 

7.  Report  of  auditing  committee. 


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8.  Rej)ortof  standing  committees. 

9.  Report  on  Christian  Missionary  and  other  mis¬ 
sion  literature. 

10.  Consideration  of  the  Home  work  and  appro- 
])riations  for  the  same. 

11.  Consideration  of  the  Foreign  work  and  a]>pi-o- 
priations  for  the  same. 

12.  Report  of  special  committees. 

13.  New  business. 

Article  X. 

These  By-Laws  may  be  amended  at  any  regulai' 
meeting  of  the  Board  by  a  vote  of  four-fifths  of  all 
the  members,  notice  having  been  given  one  month 
previous. 

(This  Manual  and  15y-Laws  was  adopted  by  the  Mission  Hoard 
at  a  special  meetin'g  held  for  that  and  other  purposes,  at  Troy. 
Ohio.  February  21,  igco.) 


21  — 


CoiistiWion  of  the  Missioi  Boarl 

Article  I.  Name.  The  name  of  this  association 
shall  be  “’Tha  Mission  Board  of  the  Christian 
Church,”  being  the  same  and  including  ‘‘The 
American  Christian  Church  Extension  Society.” 
“The  Children's  Mission,”  and  ’‘The  Missionai-y 
and  Church  Extension  Department  of  the  American 
Christian  Convention.” 

Art.  II.  Object.  The  object  of  this  Board 
shall  be  to  diffuse  the  knowledge  and  religion  of 
Jesus  Christ  by  means  of  missions  throughout  the 
world. 

Art.  III.  Membership.  The  members  of  this 
Board  shall  consist  of  the  Mission  Secretary,  and 
not  less  than  four  other  persons  to  be  elected  quad- 
1‘ennially  by  the  American  Christian  Convention: 
and  of  such  other  membership  as  may  in  the  future 
be  designated  by  the  said  American  Christian  Con¬ 
vention. 

Art.  IV.  The  Mission  Council.  The  Mission 
Secretary,  the  Recording  Secretary,  and  at  least 
one  other  member,  who  may  be  designated  by  the 
Board,  shall  constitute  the  Mission  Council. 

Art.  V.  Officers.  The  officers  of  the  Board 
shall  consist  of  the  Mission  Secretary,  who  shall 
ex-officio  be  President  of  the  Board;  a  Recording 
Secretary  and  a  Treasurer,  who  shall  be  elected  by 
the  Board.  The  Mission  Secretary  shall  be  eligible 
to  the  office  of  Treasurer. 

Art.  VI.  Duties  of  Officers,  (a)  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  the  meet¬ 
ings  of  the  Board  and  of  the  Council,  and  as  Mission 
Secretary  to  exercise  a  general  supervision  of  the 
missionary  work  of  the  Convention,  and  perform 
such  other  duties  as  the  Board  or  the  Council  may 
require. 


(b)  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  faith¬ 
ful  record  of  all  the  proceedings  of  the  Board  and 
the  Council;  furnish  the  Mission  Secretary  or  the 
Treasurer  with  a  transcript  of  such  portions  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  Board  or  Council  as  naay  be  nec¬ 
essary  for  their  information,  give  notice  of  meet¬ 
ings,  and  such  other  duties  as  might  properly  per¬ 
tain  to  such  office. 

(c)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer  to  take 
charge  of  the  money  and  other  property  belonging 
to  the  Board,  and  to  give  receipts  therefor;  to  keep 
safely  all  the  money  and  funds  of  the  Board,  and  all 
its  evidences  of  ])ropei‘ty;  to  keep  fair  and  accurate 
accounts  of  all  the  sums  received  and  expended;  to 
invest  a.nd  deposit  money,  and  make  payments  and 
remittances  a,ccording  to  the  directions  of  the  Board, 
to  exhibit  his  books,  accounts,  vouchers  and  evi¬ 
dences  of  property  whenever  required  by  the 
Board  or  its  Auditing  Committee;  to  make  annual 
statements  of  receipts  and  payments,  and  of  the 
condition  of  the  permanent  funds,  for  the  informa¬ 
tion  of  the  Board,  and  to  perform  such  other  acts  as 
maybe  required  for  the  full  and  faithful  discharge 
of  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  to  give  such  bonds  as 
shall  be  satisfactory  to  the  Mission  Board. 

Art.  VII.  Time  and  Place  of  Meetings. 
The  Board  shall  meet  annually,  oroftenerif  it  shall 
so  elect.  Its  meetings  may  be  held  at  any  point  in 
the  United  States  or  Canada.  The  Mission  Council 
may  meet  monthly  or  on  call  of  the  Mission  Secre¬ 
tary. 

Art.  VIII.  Power  to  Adopt  By-Laws.  The 
Board  may  adopt  such  By-Laws  or  Rules  of  Oi-der 
for  the  government  of  its  own  proceedings,  and  of 
the  Mission  Council,  ns  it  may  deem  needful,  if  such 
regulations  be  not  contrary  to  this  Constitution. 

Art.  IX.  Quorum.  A  majority  of  the  mem¬ 
bers,  either  of  the  Board  or  of  the  Council,  shall 
constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business 
in  their  respective  bodies,  except  that  the  Mission 
Council  shall  have  no  authority  to  appropriate 


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money;  and  there  shall  be  no  action  taken  in  pursu¬ 
ance  of  any  vote  taken  by  correspondence,  when 
there  is  any  negative  vote. 

Art.  X.  Amendments.  This  Constitution  may 
be  altered  or  amended  at  any  annual  meeting  by  a 
vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present,  provid¬ 
ed  notice  of  said  amendments  shall  have  been  given 
in  writing  to  each  member  three  months  previous, 
or  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Mission  Council. 


Articles  of  Iiicorporalloii. 

The  Mission  Board  of  the  Christian  Church; 
being  the  same  as,  and  including,  “The  American 
Christian  Church  Extension  Society,”  “The  Child¬ 
ren’s  Mission,”  and  “The  Missionary  and  Church 
Extension  Department  of  the  American  Christian 
Convention,” 

WITNESSETH,  That  we  the  undersigned,  amajor- 
ity  of  whom  are  citizens  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  desir¬ 
ing  to  form  a  corporation,  not  foi'  pr-ofit,  under  the 
general  corporation  laws  of  said  State  do  hereby 
certify: 

First.  The  name  of  said  corporation  shall  be 
The  Mission  Board  of  The  Christian  Church; 
being  the  same  as,  and  including,  “The  Amei  ican 
Christian  Church  Extension  Society,”  “The  Child¬ 
ren’s  Mission,”  and  “The  Missionary  and  Church 
Extension  Department  of  the  American  Christian 
Convention.” 

Second.  Said  corporation  shall  be  located  and  its 
principal  business  transacted  at  Dayton,  in  Mont¬ 
gomery  County,  Ohio,  with  power  by  order  of  the 
Board  to  hold  meetings  in  any  part  of  the  United 
States  or  Territories,  or  Canada. 

Third.  The  purpose  for  which  said  corporation 
is  lormed  is  charitable  and  religious,  with  the  aim 
to  extend  more  generally  the  blessings  of  education 


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and  Christianity,  and  to  establish  and  aid  and  pro¬ 
mote  missions  and  Christian  missionary  work 
throughout  the  United  States  and  Territories 
and  foreign  countries.  For  the  imr  pose  of  carrying 
on  said  missionary  work  generally,  to  have  power 
and  right  to  purchase  and  own  land  and  lease  land 
for  use  in  any  manner  to  extend  said  above  men¬ 
tioned  work  or  upon  which  to  erect  churches  or 
buildings  of  any  kind,  to  advance  the  educational 
or  mis'ionary  work  of  said  Christian  Church,  tore- 
('over  and  have  absolute  title  to  real  estate  for  this 
cornoration:  to  sell  and  convey  title  to  real  estate  of 
this  corporation  at  will;  to  j-eceive  lands  by  deed  or 
gift,  or  receive  lands  by  virtue  of  any  last  will  or 
testament  or  codicil  thereto,  or  receive  as  beneficia- 
I’y  under  any  bust  will  and  testament  or  codicil 
thereto  any  money,  lands,  bonds,  or  other  evidences 
of  value,  or  any  other  property  of  any  kind  whatso¬ 
ever;  to  collect,  solicit  and  receive  subscriptions 
payable  in  money  or  otherwise;  to  borrow  money 
when  deemed  necessary  for  the  benefit  of  said  work 
hv  this  corporation:  to  edit,  to  print  or  have  printed 
every  kind  of  paper,  magazine  or  document  needed 
for  the  uses  and  purposes  herein  set  forth  in  said 
educational  and  missionary  work,  using  all  neces¬ 
sary  aid.  help,  and  appliances  of  every  kind,  and 
employing  all  persons  and  agencies  necessary  to 
advance  said  charitable  and  religious  work,  and  to 
perform  all  other  acts  that  the  Board  may  deem 
necessary  to  carry  on  its  educational  or  missionary 
activities.  To  have  right  and  power  to  loan  money 
and  funds  of  this  corporation  on  first  mortgage,  or 
fir.st  class  collateral  security,  and  with  ])ower  and 
right  to  purchase  or  accept  any  real  estate  in  pay¬ 
ment  or  part  payment  of  any  debt  due  this  corpo¬ 
ration.  and  right  and  power  to  sell  same  at  will;  to 
make  and  use  a  common  seal  and  alter  same  at  will; 
to  make  rules  and  regulations,  adopt  a  constitution, 
and  establish  by-laws  not  inconsistent  with  the 
laws  of  the  State,  and  of  the  United  States  of  Amer¬ 
ica,  and  not  inconsistent  with  the  principles  of  the 
Christian  Church,  for  use  in  its  corpoi'ate  manage¬ 
ment.  To  sue  and  he  sued,  to  assert  or  defend  its 
corporate  rights  in  law  or  equity  in  all  courts  ev¬ 
erywhere,  and  to  have  perpetual  existence  or  dis- 


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solve  at  will  by  action  for  that  purpose  taken  by 
this  corporation. 

In  Witness  Whereoe  we  have  hereunto  set 
our  hands,  this  foui’th  day  of  November  A.  D  1898. 

J.  G.  BISHOP, 

J.  .J.  SUMMERBELL, 
JOHN  MacCALMAN, 
WARREN  H.  DENISON, 
ADA  O.  WARBINTON. 

State  of  Ohio,  County  of  Montgomery,  ss. 

On  this  fourth  day  of  November,  A.  D.  1898,  per¬ 
sonally  appeared  before  me  the  undersigned  a 
Notary  Public,  within  and  for  said  county  the 
above  named  J.  G.  Bishop,  J.  J.  Summerbell,  John 
MacCalman,  Warren  H.  Denison,  Ada  O.  Warbin'- 
ton,  who  each  severally  acknowledged  the  signing 
of  the  foregoing  articles  of  incorporation  to  be  his 
free  act  and  deed  for  the  uses  and  purposes  therein 
mentioned. 

Witness  my  hand  and  official  seal  on  the  day  and 
year  last  aforesaid. 

FRANK  E.  JAMES, 

Notarv  Public,  Montgomery  County,  Ohio. 

(Seal) 

10c  I.  R.  Stamp 

State  of  Ohio,  Montgomery  County,  ss. 

C.  M.  HASSLER,  clerk  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  within  and  for  the  county  aforesaid  do  here¬ 
by  certify  that  Frank  E.  James,  whose  name  is  sub¬ 
scribed  to  the  foregoing  acknowledgment  as  a 
Notary  Public  in  and  for  said  County  duly  commis¬ 
sioned  and  qualified  and  authorized  as  such  to  take 
said  acknowledgment;  and  furthei*  that  I  am  well 
acquainted  with  his  handwriting,  and  believe  that 
the  signature  to  the  said  acknowledgment  is 
genuine. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my 
hand  and  affixed  the  seal  of  said  Court  at  Dayton, 
Ohio,  this  5th  day  of  November,  A.  D.  1898. 

C.  M.  HASSLER,  Clerk. 

By  W.  H.  SHOEMAKER.  Deputy. 

(Seal) 

10c  I.  R.  Stamp. 


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United  States  of  America, 

State  of  Ohio, 

Office  of  the  Secretary  of  State. 

I,  Charles  Kinney,  Secretary  of  StaW  of  the  State 
of  Ohio,  do  hereby  certify  that  the  annexed  instru¬ 
ment  is  an  exeinplified  copy,  carefully  compared  by 
me  with  the  original  record  now  in  my  official  cus¬ 
tody's  Secretary  of  State,  and  found  to  be  time  and 
correct,  of  the  Articles  of  Incorporation  of  “The 
Mission  Board  of  the  Christian  Church,’'  filed  in 
this  office  on  the  tenth  day  of  July  A.  D.  1899,  and 
recorded  in  volume  78  page  106,  of  the  Records  of 
Incorporations. 

Witness  my  hand  and  Official  Seal  ah  Columbus, 
Ohio,  this  11th  day  of  jul'v,  A  D.  1899. 

CHARLES  KINNEY, 

Secretary  of  State. 


(Seae) 


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INDEX  TO  MANUAL. 

MISSIONS,  FOREIGN.  Par 

Applications,  blanks  for .  4 

Applications,  forwarded  to  whom, .  8 

Allowances .  ii 

Appeals  to,  right  of .  22 

Appeals  for,  when  not  allowed . 32 

Appointments,  how  made .  6,  7,  8 

Ad  Interim  Committee .  16 

A  ppropriatioHS-. 

No  more  to  be  expended .  20 

Unexpended  balances .  21 

Caution,  to  missionaries .  32 

Duties  and  privileges  of . i,  2,  3 

Fu  r  loughs: 

Authorized  by  Hoard .  ...  12 

In  emergency  by  the  Mission . ' .  .  .  12 

Time  and  length  of .  12 

Freight  and  custom  duties .  ii 

Home  coming  and  home  allowances .  ...  33 

Must  not  become  pastors .  2 

Outfits .  II 

Previous  training . .  5 

Pastors  and  others  seek  out  and  encourage .  7 

Qualifications  of  mi.ssionaries .  4 

Recommendations  required .  6 

Rent,  paying  of .  . . 

Reports  required .  27 

Salaries,  when  begin  and  end .  9 

Salaries,  schedule  of. .  10 

Solicitations,  when  forbidden .  32 

Secular  emploj'inent  forbidden .  31 

Statistics  to  be  secured .  28 

Stations .  24 

Stations,  out . '  .  .  .  .  25 

Study  ofthe  language  required .  29 

Training  before  going . 5 

Time  before  starting .  8 

Te.stimonials,  how  secured . ^ . 7,  8 

To  be  endorsed .  6 

Traveling  expenses .  ii 

Vernacular,  should  study .  29 

Withdrawal,  Board’s  right  to  .  13 

Wives  of  Mi.ssionaries .  3 


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MISSION,  THE 

Accounts,  how  kept .  20 

Appeals  to  the  Board .  22 

Chairman  of .  iS 

Estimates  to  be  submitted . .  ■  23 

Duties  of  Mission  defined .  14 

Meetings  of .  14 

Officers  and  their  duties .  i7i  20 

Records  to  be  kept .  19 

Superintendent  and  his  duties .  i8 

Sub-treasurer .  17 

Stations  and  Out-stations . 24,  25 

Statistical  and  fiscal  year  ,  .  .  .  . . 

Treasurer  and  his  duties .  20 

Voting,  who .  15 

MISSIONS,  HOME, 

Applications,  how  made .  34 

Applications  must  be  endorsed .  35 

Appropriations,  when  due .  40 

Be  member  of  Conference,  must . 36 

Collections  must  be  taken .  37 

Property  to  be  deeded .  3S 

Qualifications  for  the  work .  35 

Reports  required .  39 

MISSION  BOARD,  Page 

How  selected,  &c .  i 

By-Daws  of . . 1 7 — 20 

Constitution  of . 21 — 23 

Incorporation  of . 23 — 26 


V 


BEQUESTS  AND  DEVISES  TO  THE 
MISSION  BOAKD. 

Persons  disposed  to  make  bequests  for  miss'Vn 
purposes,  by  will,  are  requested  to  observe  the  fol¬ 
lowing  form: 

I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  “Mission  Ponrd  of 
the  Christian  Chureh.’’  ineorporated  under  the 

laws  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  the  sum  of  . 

Dollars,  (if  for  any  special  line  of  work  mention  it 
here),  to  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board 
whose  receipt  shall  be  a  sufficient  discharge  for  the 
same. 

Form  of  a  Devise  of  Eeal  Estate. 

I  give  and  devise  to  the  “Mission  Board  of  the 
Christian  Church,”  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  Ohio,  the  following  hinds  and  premises, 

that  is  to  say: . 

To  have  and  to  hold  the  same,  with  the  appurte¬ 
nances,  to  the  said  Board,  its  successors  and  assigns 
forever. 


